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How to Make The Past Desert in Infinite Craft

The Past Desert is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Desert. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe DesertThe Past Desert

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36AshFirePhoenix
  37. 37DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  38. 38Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  39. 39SteamWineStew
  40. 40StewWineBeef Bourguignon
  41. 41Beef BourguignonFogLondon
  42. 42LondonOasisThe Oasis
  43. 43OppositeThe OasisThe Desert
  44. 44Past TenseThe DesertThe Past Desert
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon33Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny34Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp35Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon36Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix37Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang38Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite39Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew40Stew + Wineโ†’ Beef Bourguignon41Beef Bourguignon + Fogโ†’ London42London + Oasisโ†’ The Oasis43Opposite + The Oasisโ†’ The Desert44Past Tense + The Desertโ†’ The Past Desert

Other ways to make The Past Desert

2 combinations are known to produce The Past Desert. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Desert
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe DesertThe Past Desert
Past tenseThe DesertThe Past Desert

The Past Desert at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

Similar effort to The Past Desert, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Desert in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Desert. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Desert?

44 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is The Past Desert hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Desert?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Past Desert, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.